Nurses’ satisfaction dimensions and intention to stay in Prince Sultan cardiac center QASSIM

摘要

Background Job satisfaction is an important component of nurses’ lives that can impact on patient safety, quality of care, commitment to the organization, productivity, performance, retention and turnover. Aim The purpose of this study is focused on the predictive effects of organizational commitment, perceived organizational support, transformational leadership, professional communication, decision making, autonomy, level of professional development and accountability to the degree of job satisfaction. Methodology A crosssectional descriptive study. All nurses at our center (total of 120 nurses) were given a self-administered questionnaire to determine their level of satisfaction in relation to satisfaction dimensions. The instrument consisted of the demographic information, which included: age, gender, marital status, educational degree, years of experience in own country and years of experience in PSCCQ. Job satisfaction instrument constituted of a five-point Likert scale. Results: 99/110 nurses respond to the questioner (96 females and 3 males). The overall satisfaction score (from 500 point) was 352.6 ± 85 for female and 349.2 ± 52 for male nurses. Among demographic data, we found that the years of experience is the single item affecting overall satisfaction score ( p = 0.05), with those who spent 4–5 years are the most satisfied. Low satisfaction scores were encountered mainly with regards salaries and accommodation facilities while higher scores were encountered at tasks given especially for junior staff. Other items include communication with others and professional development was given average score. 15% of our nurses have intention to change. Conclusion The study result isa good indicator for staff satisfaction, staff retention and guide future plan for performance improvement.